Release Order (Recommended)Recommended
0 / 8 watchedThe pilot first, then the seasons in air order with the two specials in their story slots.
- 1 House of Bloo's 90-minute series premiere, aired August 13, 2004. Counts as the first three episodes of season 1.
- 2 Seasons 1-3 Seasons 1 through 3 in air order, August 2004 to March 2006. Mac, Bloo, Wilt, Eduardo and Coco settle into the house.
- 3 Season 4, Episodes 1-11 Season 4 up to its finale, April to November 2006.
- 4 Good Wilt Hunting 44-minute Thanksgiving special, aired November 23, 2006. Wilt searches for his creator; the season 4 finale.
- 5 Season 5 Full fifth season, May 2007 to March 2008.
- 6 Season 6, Episodes 1-5 First stretch of season 6, March to November 2008.
- 7 Destination: Imagination 65-minute special, aired November 27, 2008. Frankie is trapped in the world of a secret friend; won the 2009 Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program over one hour.
- 8 Season 6, Episodes 9-13 Rest of season 6, 2008 to May 2009. Ends with the series finale Goodbye to Bloo (May 3, 2009).
About Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
Mac hides his imaginary friend Bloo at a sprawling foster home for abandoned creations run by Madame Foster. The series ran six seasons and 79 episodes from 2004 to 2009 and won multiple Emmys.
Start with the House of Bloo's pilot, then watch the seasons in order. Good Wilt Hunting closes season 4 and Destination: Imagination lands inside season 6, so both sit in sequence below.
Good to know
The 18 shorts from 2006 to 2007 are optional and skipped here. Foster's Funtime for Imaginary Friends, a preschool spinoff, was greenlit in June 2024, but sources conflict on whether it has premiered, so it stays out of the list until a premiere is verified.
